Israeli ceasefire disrupted on first day by rocket fire

Spain, set to have a role in Gaza’s reconstruction, and Jordan were also to attend, an Egyptian government official said, requesting anonymity.

Ahead of the summit, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo to discuss implementing “the other phases of the Egyptian truce plan,” Egypt’s official MENA news agency reported.

The European leaders will head to Israel after the summit, where they have been invited to have dinner with Olmert.